Abstract
In many countries, health systems have developed impressive levels of medical care and organizational complexity, providing treatment of a broad range of conditions for the vast majority of citizens and arresting the attention of academic observers, politicians, and the general public. But the health care system has an older step-sister that is much less in the public eye, much poorer both in resources and reputation, and more often concerned with lackluster tasks such as hygiene, immunization, or telling people to clean their teeth or cut back on drinking and smoking. It is to Philipp Trein’s credit that he calls our attention to public health, the older step-sister of clinical medicine and presents this study of the development and relationship between the two, pointing out the significant difference between individualistic, curative health care and collectivist, population-oriented public health.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 642-646 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Fields of science
- 303011 Health policy
- 303026 Public health
- 505027 Administrative studies
- 506 Political Science
- 506010 Policy analysis
- 506012 Political systems
- 506014 Comparative politics
- 509012 Social policy